Rohit Sharma will captain India in his first T20I series. After Virat Kohli stepped down from the captaincy in the shortest format. It is not yet known whether Rohit will be give the role permanently. For now, the only communication from the BCCI is a brief press release. In which the squad announced for the upcoming three-match home T20I series against New Zealand which begins on November 17.

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Kohli, Bumrah, Shami and Jadeja have been rested.

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— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) November 9, 2021

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KL Rahul Made Rohit Sharma’s Deputy

The team does not have many first-choice players including Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami.

Indian squad for T20 Internationals against New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj.

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KL Rahul Appointed the Vice-captain of the Team after Rohit Sharma

KL Rahul appointed as the vice-captain of the team, succeeding Rohit Sharma. Which is also the first international call-up for IPL sensations Venkatesh Iyer and Harshal Patel. Iyer represented Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2021. In which he scored 370 runs at an average of 41.11 with four half-centuries and took three wickets. Playing a key role in the two-time champions reaching the final.

Harshal, representing Royal Challengers Bangalore, emerged as the leading wicket-taker with 32 wickets. The joint most in a single edition of the IPL, including a hat-trick against five-time champions Mumbai Indians.

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The team also has young fast bowler Avesh Khan after his stellar performance in the IPL. One of the reserve players for the England Test series. Avesh had to return home after suffering an injury during a practice match. But made a stellar recovery to end the IPL with 24 wickets for Delhi Capitals. Yuzvendra Chahal makes a comeback after ruled out for the T20 World Cup. Even as the spin department remains strong in the company of R Ashwin and Axar Patel.